Operating When On The Move (Remote Operation) - Gigaset SL400A Manuals

Operating the Gigaset SL400A base answering machine
Operating when on the move
(remote operation)
You can check and activate your answering
machine from any other telephone (hotel,
pay phone etc.), or initiate ringback from the
answering machine with an SMS.
Prerequisites:
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You have set a system PIN other than
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0000 ( page 77).
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The phone you are using for remote oper-
ation has tone dialling (DTMF), i.e., you
hear different tones when you press the
keys. Alternatively, you can use a code
transmitter (available from your mobile
phone retailer).
Calling the answering machine and
playing back messages
~
Dial your own number.
9 ~
When you hear your announce-
ment, press 9 and enter the
system PIN.
You are informed whether any new mes-
sages have been recorded. The messages are
now played back. You can now operate the
answering machine with the keypad.
The following keys are used for operation:
A
To return to the start of the cur-
rent message.
Press twice to go back to the
previous message.
B
Stop playback. Press again to
resume.
3
Go to the next message.
D
Skip back five seconds in the
current message.
(Skip back function
prerequisite: more than five sec-
onds of the current message
have been played back).
:
A previously played back "old"
message is displayed as a "new"
message again.
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Delete current message.
Activating the answering machine
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Phone home and let the phone ring until
you hear: "Please enter PIN".
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Enter system PIN.
Your answering machine is activated. It tells
you how much memory time is left.
The messages are now played back.
The answering machine cannot be deacti-
vated remotely.
Initiating ringback from the
answering machine with SMS and
listening to messages
Prerequisite: You must have stored an SMS
notification number (
You can use the telephone (mobile phone or
any other device with SMS functionality) for
which you have stored the notification
number in your phone to send an SMS to
your answering machine when you are away
from home. It will then call you back. The
message playback begins when you accept
the call and press any digit key.
The SMS must contain the following:
*<System PIN>*<Ringback number>*
The ringback number is optional.
Examples:
*4711* or *4711*089123456*
If a ringback number is entered, it is dialled;
otherwise the SMS notification number is
dialled.
You can now operate the answering
machine via the keypad, as described in the
previous sections.
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page 48).